Print Issue: 2022

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AARP

Reimagine Everything: AARP Celebrates Pride Month: ‘Real Conversations With AARP Featuring George Takei’

By Scott Tanaka

June 24, 2022

In celebration of Pride Month, join AARP and the Asian American and Pacific Islander community for a riveting conversation with…
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Aizumi

A Mother’s Take: Love and Pride

By Marsha Aizumi

June 24, 2022

With June being Pride Month, I wanted to talk about two experiences I had this month that made me reflect…
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Arts & Entertainment

Usagi Yojimbo Newly Reimagined

By Gil Asakawa

June 24, 2022

“Usagi Yojimbo” creator Stan Sakai has hopped from the printed page to Netflix with the streaming series “Samurai Rabbit: The…
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Community

Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL’s Mas Hashimoto Dies

By P.C. Staff

June 22, 2022

His signature signoff, “Onward!” will always continue to inspire others to take action. By P.C. Staff In a region known…
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Community

Vandalism Hits Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

By George Toshio Johnston

June 16, 2022

Extensive damage to Philadelphia site’s interior mural reported By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor [Editor’s note: This is a developing…
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JACL

JACL Applauds the Signing of H.R. 3525

By JACL National

June 13, 2022

A Bill for a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture President Joe Biden signed into law HR…
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National

San Jose Welcomes Norman Mineta Home for Last Time

June 6, 2022

Norman Mineta’s hometown of San Jose, Calif., welcomed him home for the final time on June 15, as the remains…
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Community

Wakasa Monument’s Future Still Uncertain

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

The Topaz Museum seeks public input to guide the preservation of the Wakasa Monument as the Wakasa Committee asks for…
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Community

Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Executive Director to Step Down

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

POWELL, Wyo. — Dakota Russell, executive director of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, recently left his position May 31 to…
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Features

Delayed But Not Denied & Boy, Interrupted

By George Toshio Johnston

June 3, 2022

Serving as Mt. Diablo’s Class of 1942 student body officers were, from left, Elva Mae Peters (chair of entertainment), Sumiko…
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Community

French Camp Announces 2022 Chapter Scholarship Recipient

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

This year’s winner is the chapter’s last Yonsei recipient. At the Stockton-Lodi-French Camp JACL trichapter picnic held at Micke Grove…
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Community

Berkeley JACL Honors Pioneers and Leaders of the Future

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

The Berkeley JACL chapter celebrated leaders of the future and honored accomplished Japanese American pioneers during its May 15 awards…
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Community

Florin JACL Awards 2022 Scholarships

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

The chapter acknowledges four Sacramento-area high school seniors. The Florin JACL chapter is pleased to announce its 2022 scholarship award…
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AARP

Reimagine Everything: Health Habits for Mental Well-Being

By Scott Tanaka

June 3, 2022

As the country continues to grapple with the ebbs and flows of the Covid-19 pandemic, many are eager to move…
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Community

Register Now for the 2022 JACL National Convention

By P.C. Staff

June 3, 2022

Join JACL and its partner organization, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates in the entertainment capital of the world Aug. 3-7. Taking…
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National

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Dedicates the Norman Yoshio Mineta Room at Official Residence

By U.S. Mission Japan

June 3, 2022

With the president in attendance, Ambassador Rahm Emanuel’s designation highlights the many contributions the late-Norman Y. Mineta and other Japanese…
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